Month: February 2023

Family stories: Bonus reasons to talk about family history and ancestry

Family stories: Bonus reasons to talk about family history and ancestry. Grandfather tickles laughing grandson on green grass. Photo by monkeybusinessimages/istock
Grandfather and grandson play lying on grass, aerial view

Quick and easy motivation to start a loved one’s life history

Have you had your DNA analysed to discover your family history?

Certainly the results can confirm ancestors’ origins or come as a surprise (as was my case)!

Indeed results often prompt questions and conversations with older generations.

Undeniably these chats uncover family history but they also have surprising benefits…

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My Adventurous Life: Australian Book Industry Awards winner by Dick Smith

My Adventurous Life: Australian Book Industry Awards winner by Dick Smith. Book cover of My Adventurous Life by Dick Smith, Allen & Unwin, and a portrait of Smith in thermals in a helicopter. Photos by Allen & Unwin and Pip Smith.
My Adventurous Life (left) by Dick Smith (right), Allen & Unwin. Photos by Allen & Unwin and Pip Smith.
“Pip took this photograph (right) as I was heading to the North Pole. I am in my down suit and covered up because of temperatures as low as -38°C in the cockpit.”

Book review: Autobiography of an Aussie entrepreneur, aviator and philanthropist

My Adventurous Life by Dick Smith AC is a must-read Aussie autobiography.

Firstly because provocateur Smith has been a household name for most Australians over the decades.

But also because this Allen & Unwin read was named Australian Book Industry Awards 2022 Biography Book of the Year.

So let’s find out more about the book, why it’s interesting and what we can learn from Smith as life-story creators …

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